Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual URL Filtering License
This Cisco Firepower Threat Defense virtual license provides essential URL filtering and threat intelligence for your virtualized security infrastructure, ensuring continuous protection.
- URL Filtering: Access to real-time URL categorization and filtering to block access to malicious or inappropriate websites.
- Threat Intelligence: Entitlement to Cisco's Talos threat intelligence for up-to-date protection against emerging web threats.
- Virtual Deployment: Coverage for virtualized environments, enabling consistent security policy enforcement across your cloud or on-premises virtual infrastructure.
- License Compliance: Ensures your Cisco Firepower virtual appliance is properly licensed for critical security features, avoiding service interruptions.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software license for Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) virtual appliances, specifically enabling URL filtering capabilities. It provides access to Cisco's Talos web intelligence to categorize and control access to websites, enhancing your security posture within a virtualized environment.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this license to secure their virtual network infrastructure. It integrates directly with Cisco FTD virtual instances, ensuring that web traffic is inspected and filtered according to defined security policies, supporting a secure digital workspace.
- Advanced URL Filtering: Dynamically categorizes and controls access to millions of websites.
- Malware Protection: Blocks access to known malicious websites and phishing attempts.
- Policy Enforcement: Enables granular policy creation based on URL categories and user identity.
- Virtual Appliance Support: Designed for deployment on Cisco Firepower Threat Defense virtual platforms.
- Subscription-Based: Provides continuous access to updated threat intelligence and features throughout the license term.
This Cisco license is the right choice for businesses needing to extend advanced web security to their virtualized network infrastructure without the overhead of physical appliances.
What This Enables
Enable Granular Web Access Control
Enable teams to define and enforce policies that restrict access to specific website categories. Streamline user access management by automatically blocking or allowing sites based on real-time intelligence.
virtualized server environments, cloud-based applications, on-premises data centers, hybrid cloud deployments, network security infrastructure
Protect Against Web-Borne Malware
Automate the blocking of access to known malicious websites, phishing sites, and sites hosting malware. Protect users from inadvertently downloading threats that could compromise endpoints and the network.
endpoint security strategy, network perimeter defense, remote workforce security, business continuity planning, threat mitigation
Maintain Regulatory Compliance
Support compliance requirements by preventing access to inappropriate or prohibited content categories. Ensure audit trails for web access policies are maintained through the Firepower management platform.
data privacy initiatives, acceptable use policies, corporate governance, risk management frameworks, security operations
Key Features
URL Filtering Database
Provides real-time categorization of millions of websites to block access to malicious or inappropriate content.
Cisco Talos Threat Intelligence
Ensures continuous protection against emerging threats through up-to-date intelligence feeds.
Virtual Appliance Compatibility
Enables deployment and consistent policy enforcement on Cisco Firepower Threat Defense virtual machines.
Subscription Licensing
Offers predictable costs and continuous access to feature updates and threat intelligence throughout the license term.
Policy Management Integration
Allows IT teams to easily configure and manage web access policies within the Cisco Firepower management interface.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security to protect sensitive customer data and comply with strict regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, making advanced URL filtering essential for blocking access to fraudulent sites.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA regulations, necessitating strong security measures to prevent data breaches and unauthorized access to patient information, including protection against web-based threats.
Education & Research
Educational institutions often have diverse user bases and need to control access to age-inappropriate or distracting content while protecting students and staff from online threats, aligning with acceptable use policies.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses handle customer payment data and require secure networks to prevent breaches, while also needing to manage employee access to company resources and block access to non-business related websites.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual?
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual (FTD-V) is a virtualized version of Cisco's next-generation firewall and threat defense solution. It provides advanced security capabilities for virtualized environments, including intrusion prevention, application visibility, and URL filtering.
What does the URL Filtering license enable?
This license specifically enables the URL Filtering feature on your Cisco FTD virtual appliance. It allows you to categorize and control access to websites based on their content and risk profile, using Cisco's Talos threat intelligence.
How is this license billed?
This is a subscription-based license. Billing occurs on a recurring basis according to the term selected at the time of purchase, ensuring continuous access to the feature and its updates.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.